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6 hours ago, Benni said:

I love a lot of bands, far too many to name, but I really enjoy Scar Symmetry, Arch Enemy, and Dark Tranquility 

I like most of the commercial melodeath bands, from the viking schtick of Amon Amarth to the power metal with growls Children of Bodom, but I just can't for the life of me get into Arch Enemy.

Even today I tried listening to their live at Wacken album from 2016 and I get nothing. No vibe at all. And the vocalist is just terrible, I'm sorry. They're hugely popular though, which I don't understand. Which albums are your favourites? 

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All, hope this is relevant to this post...seems like the right place... came across this recent album didn't see much about it around the web.. pretty dark and deep... I like!  Enjoy -  CD Cover hyperlinked to YouTube video of audio album.

Farrore - The Emperor to the Dark Epoch (2018)  Australia

Farrore - The Emperor to the Dark Epoch (2018)

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I used to love melodic DM but got sick of it by 2004-05 - too oversaturated and too artistically stagnant.

Still listen to classics ala Arch Enemy (prefer Johan Liiva era), Carcass' later stuff, At the Gates, early In Flames, early Children of Bodom and Dark Tranquillity and occasionally Arsis, Darkane, Opeth and Kalmah as well as some others.

 

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Gates of Ishtar - The Dawn of Flames (Re-issue 2017) (Special Edition CD  Digipak)

gates of ishtar's dawn of flames is a very underrated melodeath album in my opinion. lot of incredible tracks. my favorite songs off it are "perpetual dawn", "forever scarred" and "dreamfields" this is the cover to the 2017 re-release. i would've shown the original 1997 album art, but i recall the site guidelines forbid nudity

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4 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

It's only an illustration of a Frazetta-like warrior and kneeling woman with uncovered breasts. Not exactly hardcore porn. Looking at it now I'm quite sure they stole the warrior from an old Exciter cover and put a new girl squatting in front of him.

 

Gates Of Ishtar - The Dawn Of Flames | Releases | Discogs

 

 

 

A0472 EXCITER Long live the loud | A0472 EXCITER Long live t… | Flickr

I should delete that Gates of Ishtar image for crimes against art.

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On 9/3/2021 at 10:47 PM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

It's only an illustration of a Frazetta-like warrior and kneeling woman with uncovered breasts. Not exactly hardcore porn. Looking at it now I'm quite sure they stole the warrior from an old Exciter cover and put a new girl squatting in front of him.

 

Gates Of Ishtar - The Dawn Of Flames | Releases | Discogs

 

 

 

A0472 EXCITER Long live the loud | A0472 EXCITER Long live t… | Flickr

that must be why they went with a different cover for the re-release. they probably got sued. damn. lol

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On 9/4/2021 at 5:47 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

It's only an illustration of a Frazetta-like warrior and kneeling woman with uncovered breasts. Not exactly hardcore porn. Looking at it now I'm quite sure they stole the warrior from an old Exciter cover and put a new girl squatting in front of him.

Ah that's the way it was done back in the day. Copyright? Only if anyone notices!I bought the reissue of "Slow deep and hard" and Josh mentioned that they stole the coverart from a pornmag and just didn't tell anyone.

 

But yeah, Gates of Ishtar were great, a shame they never continued.

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